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Park Heights

Location

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A quadrant bounded on the north by Slade Avenue/Baltimore City-County line, on the south by Park Circle, on the east by Greenspring Avenue and the Jones Falls Expressway, on the west by Wabash Avenue and the Western Maryland Railroad tracks.

Zipcode: 21215

Description

An older neighborhood of tree-lined streets, porch-front row homes and free-standing houses with peaked roofs and dormers, some with large front yards. Served by commercial districts on Reisterstown Road and Park Heights Avenue. Population, formerly solid Jewish, is now mixed Afro-American and Jewish with all residents working for community revitalization.

History

 Originally a Jewish enclave housing many upper-scale professionals, the neighborhood is evolving into a neighborhood of choice for middle-income Afro-American and Asian families.  

Contacts

The Development Corporation of Northwest Baltimore (TDC)
Florine V. Robinson, Executive Director
3521 W. Belvedere Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215-5802
Phone: 410.578.7190
Fax: 410.578.7193
Angela M. Leeper, Homeownership Counselor
Patricia Rideout-Howard, Community Outreach Coordinator & Rehab Loan Officer
Mary Ellen Heard, Receptionist


Northwest Baltimore Corporation (NWBC)
Diane Frederick, Executive Director
Ted Laster, Business Development
3702 W. Rogers Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410.542.6610
Fax: 410.542.7153


Park Heights Development Corporation (PHDC)
Rick Fullard, Executive Director
5131 Park Heights Ave
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Phone: 410.917.8959
Fax: 410.484.9945
E-mail: parkheightsdevelopmentinc@comcast.net


Park Heights Renaissance Inc.
4151 Park Heights Avenue, Suite 207
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410.664.4890
Fax: 410.664.4893
Web: www.parkheightsmd.org

 

Educational Resources

From pre-school to high school, Baltimore City’s schools serve students and families across more than 225 neighborhoods. Parents and students have numerous choices from public, private, parochial, and charter schools. Many elementary schools are zoned geographically, but are increasingly becoming schools of choice. All high schools are choice schools and all middle schools are becoming schools of choice in 2010-2011. This means students can apply to attend any school in the City regardless of their home address; some schools do have admission criteria. All charter schools and Transformation Schools have lotteries for admission.

Baltimore offers a wealth of opportunities when it comes to higher education at both the undergraduate, graduate and technical education levels. The seventeen colleges and universities within or near the City enroll more than 120,000 students. Through the Baltimore Collegetown Network, 16 area colleges cooperate and share resources, such as shuttle buses and libraries.

Community Personality


  • Close-knit
  • Friendly
  • Unique
  • Up and Coming
  • Working Class

Housing Types

To Buy

Rowhomes,Single Family Detached Home

To Rent

Apartments,Rental home

Resident Referral

Interested in this neighborhood and wish you could talk to someone who lives there? Click here to request a Residential Referral from one of Live Baltimore’s Ambassadors!


Homeownership Counseling


These agencies also offer other services, such as post-purchase education, default and delinquency counseling, community outreach, and credit and budgeting classes. Click here for a list in your area.

Neighborhood Statistics and Resources


Average Home Sales
Prices by neighborhood

Baltimore CityView
Mapping tool for cultural, civic, and property info

Crime Mapping
Crime data by address from the Baltimore Police Department


Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance 
Census-based interactive mapping data